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- Henriëtte Marie van de Palts, Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1651)
- Henriette Marie, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands († 1651)
- Fockien Eppes, Zuidbroek
- Henriette Marie Wittelsbach (Princess Palatine), Hague, Netherlands († 1651)
- Fockien Eppes, Zuidbroek
- Elyzabeth Cuckney, St Bartholomew the Great, London, England
- Aaltien Eppes, Zuidbroek
- Maria Stroobants, Bertem
- Henrietta Maria Palatinate-Simmern, 's-Gravenhage, S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1651)
- Geertien Eppes, Zuidbroek († 1665)
Died on Friday July 17, 1626
- Jacoba van Mathenesse (31), Warmond
- Josijne Van Der Stricht (76), Burst, België
- Jacoba van Mathenesse (31), Warmond, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joyne Van der Stricht (76), Burst
- Bawe UBBES (36), Zuidbroek, Oosterbroek, Menterwolde, Groningen, Nederland
- Tiaecke TAMMENS (76), Zuidbroek, Oosterbroek, Menterwolde, Groningen, Nederland
- Jacoba van Matenesse (30), Warmond (kasteel)
- Tijacke Tammes
- Bouwe, Zuidbroek
- Bouwe Ubbes (31), Zuidbroek
Born on July 17
- 1487 » Ismail I of Iran († 1524)
- 1499 » Maria Salviati, Italian noblewoman († 1543)
- 1531 » Antoine de Créqui Canaples, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1574)
- 1674 » Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian († 1748)
- 1695 » Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim († 1766)
- 1698 » Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher († 1759)
- 1708 » Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth († 1769)
- 1714 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic († 1762)
- 1744 » Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States († 1814)
- 1763 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist († 1848)
Died on July 17
- 1531 » Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese commander (b. 1484)
- 1571 » Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. 1516)
- 1588 » Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (b. 1489)
- 1603 » Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (b. 1553)
- 1645 » Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, English-Scottish politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1587)
- 1704 » Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
- 1709 » Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
- 1725 » Thomas King, English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).
- 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
- 1790 » Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1626
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 27 » Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after leading the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
- May 4 » Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
- May 24 » Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
- November 18 » The new St Peter's Basilica is consecrated.